How to Win a Baldrige Award: First, Get the Forms
Mon, 12/10/2007 - 22:00
Would you like to win a Baldrige award? Well, first you have to say so. The Examiners aren’t mind readers, you know. The PDF version of the Baldrige Award Application Forms booklet will tell you whether your organization is eligible to apply and… Emirates NBD Receives JPMorgan Chase Award
Mon, 12/10/2007 - 22:00
Emirates Bank, an Emirates NBD company, has been awarded the 2006 JPMorgan Chase Quality Recognition Award in acknowledgement of its consistent, high quality performance and standards in funds transfer operations management.Emirates Bank exceeded… Six Sigma and Lean Talent Demand: Closely Matched
Tue, 12/04/2007 - 22:00
(Avery Point Group: Atlanta) -- According to an annual study by executive search firm The Avery Point Group, there are increasing signs that lean and Six Sigma are finally achieving parity in the job market.“Trends in industry are often telegraphed… Wanted: Expert Reviewers for 2008 Baldrige Award
Tue, 12/04/2007 - 22:00
(NIST: Gaithersburg, Maryland) -- Each year the Baldrige National Quality Program recruits experts from businesses, education organizations, health care providers, nonprofits and other groups to serve as members of the board of examiners for… Valley Baptist Health System Awarded Three Global Six Sigma Awards; Cummins’ Tim Solso Awarded Six Sigma CEO of the Year
Tue, 12/04/2007 - 22:00
Tim Solso, Six Sigma CEO of the Year (Global Six Sigma Summit: Las Vegas, Nevada) -- Texas-based Valley Baptist Health System collected three accolades—the highest number ever collected—at the Global Six Sigma… ISO 9000 Standards Available as Book, CD
Mon, 12/03/2007 - 22:00
(ISO: Geneva) -- The 14 ISO International Standards currently making up the ISO 9000 family of generic quality-management standards are now available in new paper and compact disc editions of The ISO Standards collection. Two standards now at… Dedhia Awarded APQO Harrington-Ishikawa Medal
Mon, 12/03/2007 - 22:00
Navin S. Dedhia of San Jose, California, received the Harrington-Ishikawa Quality Professional Medal for 2007 during the international conference of the Asia Pacific Quality Organization in October in Shanghai.Dedhia has served many… Project Management Standard Under Development
Mon, 12/03/2007 - 22:00
(ANSI: New York) -- The International Organization for Standardization today announced that the development process has begun on ISO 21500, a new international standard for project management.The first meeting of the project committee, ISO PC… New Tool to Combat MRSA Infections in Hospitals
Tue, 11/27/2007 - 22:00
(Cardinal Health: Dublin, Ohio) -- Cardinal Health, a global provider of products and services that improve the safety and productivity of health care, recently announced a new service to help hospitals combat methicillin-resistant… Defibrillator Recall
Tue, 11/27/2007 - 22:00
In October, Medtronic Inc., makers of a wide range of medical devices, issued a voluntary suspension of its Sprint Fidelis defibrillation leads due to an increasing rate of lead fractures.Rob Clark, Medtronic senior director of public relations,…
